Lot 781
Netherlands -- Batavian Republic. Rixdollar, 1805 (Utrecht). Dav-225; KM-10.4. Standing knight. Reverse: Crowned arms. Fully lustrous with lovely toning. NGC graded MS-64.
Internal dissension and feuding between the conservative House of Orange and the liberal, democratic reform Patriot parties caused a political crisis for the United Provinces in the late 18th century. The Orange faction won the day with an invading Prussian army in 1787 to provide support. The French, supported by liberal factions in the area, marched in to oppose the Orange group. The United Provinces of the Netherlands became reconstituted as the Batavian Republic, this lasting from 1795 to 1806, when Napoleon transformed the Republic into the Kingdom of Holland, and placed it under the rule of his brother, Louis Napoleon. An historic and desirable coin.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
Ex Irving Goodman Collection.
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